How to Use the homeless in a Sentence

the homeless

noun
  • Or getting the homeless off the streets?
    — The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 25 Nov. 2025
  • News of the storm hadn’t found its way to many of the homeless people with him.
    — Emilie Megnien, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Tucson is tired of the crime and tired of the homeless crisis.
    — Arizona Republic, The Arizona Republic, 12 Sep. 2024
  • Springsteen bought a diner to give out free food to the homeless?
    — David Browne, Rolling Stone, 11 Aug. 2025
  • All her tough talk against the homeless did little to solve the issue.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2023
  • Those who will suffer the brunt of the crisis will of course be the homeless.
    — Jeffrey Steele, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2023
  • So please stop with these false narratives about the homeless.
    — Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 4 Sep. 2024
  • But many are frustrated by the homeless.
    — U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Nobody at the homeless camp was injured.
    — Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Some volunteer in shelters for the homeless or for dogs and cats.
    — The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Maybe that gaze explains why so many of us blame the homeless for their suffering.
    — William T. Vollmann, Harper's Magazine, 16 Oct. 2023
  • Give them to the animal shelter for the homeless dogs.
    — Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 2 Dec. 2025
  • The police were needlessly harsh on the homeless, the probe found.
    — Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic, 13 June 2024
  • In an odd way, Dostoevsky has a feeling for the homeless of the earth.
    — Amy Sutherland, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Sep. 2023
  • Liam would also ask for a dollar — and then promptly hand it over to the homeless person.
    — Ames Alexander, Charlotte Observer, 27 Feb. 2025
  • What are city officials doing for the homeless?
    — Meg Kinnard, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Most of the homeless this year were found in their vehicles, Stevenson said.
    — Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
  • The church had been trying to coax the homeless into treatment programs.
    — Sam Roberts, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2023
  • We have been cussed for offering the homeless food, water and clothing.
    — Bruce Higgins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Sep. 2025
  • It was used in the last few years for church meetings, meals for the homeless and dance/exercise classes.
    — Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Feb. 2025
  • In Kavalsky’s eyes, the homeless crisis has gotten worse in the past year.
    — Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 11 Aug. 2025
  • Three weeks ago, the center stopped offering its free hot meals to the homeless, Bliss said.
    — Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2023
  • The area is known for gang violence and drug use, much of it by the homeless people living in and around the park.
    — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2025
  • The city fenced off the area and evicted the homeless before the sale to a group of property owners.
    — Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 1 Apr. 2025
  • But not all facilities serving the homeless are the same.
    — Niki Donohue, New York Daily News, 3 May 2026
  • Now imagine what is going to happen with the homeless at night and our children coming to play the next day!
    — U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Oct. 2025
  • The series itself is meant to be a gritty, teeming portrait of the city, from the rich down to the homeless.
    — Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 30 May 2024
  • Those who work helping the homeless have praised the Prince for his genuine commitment to the cause.
    — Victoria Murphy, Town & Country, 25 June 2023
  • Tom the homeless guy was actually Tom Starr, the rock star.
    — Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Liquidate your hundreds of billions and feed the hungry, house the homeless, and fund the schools.
    — Joe Wilkins Published Feb 5, Futurism, 5 Feb. 2026

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